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slaughtered, and such appraised value shall be paid to the owner upon a bill approved by the governor, and the State auditor is hereby authorized to draw his order on the general treasurer for the amount approved, the same to be paid to the owner out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated: Provided, That not more than $40 shall be paid for any single native animal, nor more than $75 for any single grade animal, nor more than $100 for any single registered animal; and further, that when any owner shall be shown to have knowingly brought any animal suffering or suspected to be suffering from tuberculosis into his herd, or has concealed the existence of that disease in his herd, nothing shall be paid to such owner for animals slaughtered under this act.

SEC. 4. Whenever the board, or the veterinarian employed under this act, shall deem it expedient to quarantine any animal or animals, one-third of the expense of such quarantine shall be paid by the State, as provided in section 3.

SEC. 5. The veterinarian named in this act shall be paid a sum equal to that expended for his actual traveling expenses and no more; such sum to be paid on affidavit of such veterinarian, and in the manner provided in section 3.

Approved, July 31, 1891.

SOUTH DAKOTA.

AN ACT to prohibit the importation, sale, or exposure of infected animals and to prescribe punishments therefor.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the legislative assembly of the Territory of Dakota, If any person knowingly import or bring into this Territory any horse, mule, or ass affected by the disease known as glanders or button-farcy, or suffer the same to run at large upon any common, highway, or uninclosed land, or use, tie, or keep the same in any public place, stable, or barn, or sell, trade, or offer to sell or trade any such horse, mule, or ass, knowing or having good reason to believe the same to be so diseased, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall on conviction be punished by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars, and in default of payment shall be imprisoned for any period not exceeding twelve months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.

SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its approval.
Approved, March 7, 1889.

AN ACT to amend chapter 133 of the laws of 1885, in relation to the inspection of sheep.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the legislature of the State of South Dakota, That section 1, chapter 135 of the laws of 1885 be amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 1. In every county in this State containing 2,000 sheep or more, the county commissioners shall appoint a sheep inspector, who shall be selected by the sheep owners of the county at a meeting for that purpose; such inspector shall hold his office for a period of two years, unless removed for cause. Any inspector may act in an adjoining county having no inspector on the request of the commissioners thereof. The meeting mentioned in this section shall be called by the county commissioners, and they shall give notice of such meeting by notice published in a newspaper of the county for two successive weeks prior to the date of the meeting, and the first publication shall be at least twenty days before the day fixed for the meeting, and said notice shall give time and place of holding the same."

SEC. 2. That section 2 of chapter 135 of the laws of 1885 be amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the sheep inspector, whenever he shall have knowledge or information that any sheep within his jurisdiction have the scab or any other malignant contagious disease, to inspect said flock and report in writing the result of his inspection to the county auditor of his county, to be filed by him for reference for the county commissioners or any party concerned; and said inspector shall give to owner or agent direction for treatment, and require from same a report every month thereafter until the inspector is satisfied that the disease is cured, when he shall again inspect the flock and give his certificate of freedom from disease and make report. The certificate of freedom mentioned in this section shall be a passport for all other counties in the State into which said sheep may be moved." SEC. 3. That section 4, chapter 135, of the laws of 1885 be amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 4. The owner of any flock, or his agent in charge thereof, when the same is reported by the inspector to be so diseased shall immediately herd or house the same, or keep in some inclosure, so that they can not range upon any ground accustomed to be ranged upon by any other sheep, and shall restrain them from passing over or

traveling upon any public highway or road. The owner of such sheep, or his agent in charge thereof, shall at once follow any directions for treatment prescribed by the inspector, and promptly and faithfully carry out the same until a cure is effected, and shall report to the inspector as provided in section 2, chapter 135, of the laws of 1885, being section 2352 compiled laws. In all cases where the owner of sheep, or his agent in charge thereof, believe themselves wronged by the report or action of the inspector, they may appeal to the veterinarian of the State Agricultural College; such appeal to be made by notice in writing served upon the inspector and upon the county clerk. Within five days after the service of notice on the county clerk he shall forward all papers filed with him, and referring to such matter, to the said veterinarian aforesaid.'

SEC. 4. That section 8, chapter 135, of the laws of 1885, be amended by striking out the words "register of deeds" where they occur in said section, placing the words" county auditor" in place thereof.

SEC. 5. That section 9, chapter 135, of the laws of 1885, be amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 9. The inspector shall receive three dollars per day while necessarily employed in inspecting sheep, and all fines and penalties shall be paid to the county treasurer, to be set aside as an inspection fund."

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SEC. 6. That section 11, chapter 135, of the laws of 1885, be amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 11. Whenever any sheep inspector shall willfully and falsely report any sheep to be affected with disease, or willfully or falsely report any sheep inspected by him free from disease, he shall forfeit his office as inspector, and shall be subject to a penalty of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars." SEC. 7. That section 14, chapter 135, of the laws of 1885, be amended by striking out the word "fees" wherever the same occurs in said section, and insert in place thereof the word "service."

SEC. 8. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed. Approved, March 7, 1891.

'SOUTH CAROLINA.

AN ACT to prohibit any person from transporting horses, mules, or asses into this State infected with glanders.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in general assembly and by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this act, it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to transport, within the borders of this State, any horse, mule, or ass infected with glanders.

SEC. 2. That any person or persons violating the provisions of section 1 of this act, unless he can produce a clean bill of health from some veterinary surgeon that said stock was not infected with said disease when transported within the borders of this State, shall be liable for all damages attending the introduction of said disease, to be recovered by any person so damaged, and shall also be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding twelve months.

In the senate house, the twenty-fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety.

VIRGINIA.

AN ACT to amend and re-enact section 2197 of the code of Virginia, in reference to burial of hogs that die from disease and accidental injury.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section 2197 of the code of Virginia, edition of 1887, be amended and reënacted so as to read as follows:

"SECTION 2197. The owner of hogs that die from disease or accidental injury, knowing of such death, shall bury them not less than two feet below the surface of the ground as soon as practicable after their death, and if he fails to do so, any justice, after notice to the owner, if he can be ascertained, shall cause any such dead animal to be buried by a constable or other person to be designated for the purpose, and the constable or other person shall be entitled to recover of the owner of every hog so buried a fee of one dollar, to be recovered in the same manner as officers' fees are recovered, free from all exemptions in favor of the owner," SEC. 2. This act shall be in force from its passage.

Approved, March 3, 1890,

WEST VIRGINIA.

AN ACT to coöperate with the United States in the suppression and extirpation of pleuro-pneumonia.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the legislature of West Virginia, That the governor is hereby authorized to accept, on behalf of the State, the rules and regulations prepared by the Commissioner of Agriculture, under and in pursuance of section 3 of an act of Congress approved May 29, 1884, entitled "An act for the establishment of a bureau of animal industry, to prevent the exportation of diseased cattle, and to provide means for the suppression and extirpation of pleuro-pneumonia and other contagious diseases among domestic animals," and to cooperate with the authorities in the enforcement of the provisions of said act.

SEC. 2. The inspectors of the Bureau of Animal Industry of the United States shall have the right of inspection, quarantine, and condemnation of animals affected with any contagious disease, or suspected to be so affected, or that have been exposed to any such disease, and for these purposes are hereby authorized and empowered to enter upon any ground or premises. Said inspectors shall have the power to call on sheriffs, constables, or peace officers to assist them in the discharge of their duties in carrying out the provisions o. this act of Congress, approved May 29, 1884, establishing the Bureau of Animal Industry, and it is hereby made the duty of sheriffs, constables, and peace officers to assist said inspectors when so requested, and said inspectors shall have the same powers and protection as peace officers while engaged in the discharge of their duties.

SEC. 3. All expenses of quarantine, condemnation of animals exposed to disease, and the expenses of any and all measures that may be used to suppress and extirpate pleuro-pneumonia, shall be paid by the United States, and in no case shall this State be liable for any damages or expenses of any kind under the provisions of

this act.

Passed February 21, 1891.

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